expire
gb/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/ us/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
B1
Английский
~ 5000
Значения
0 значений
Глагол
B1
event
1
Stop being valid or in effect
To stop being good, legal, or able to be used after a certain time.
Модель употребления:
[document, contract, license] expires
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'expire' with 'terminate'; 'terminate' can be active (someone ends it), while 'expire' is usually passive and time-based.
Синонимы
lapse (Often used for rights or contracts ending without renewal)
Антонимы
renew (To make valid again for a new period)
Коллокации
passport expires
|contract expires
|license expires
|membership expires
|offer expires
Темы
law
|business
|daily life
|time
Примеры
- My driver's license will expire next month.
- The special discount expires at midnight.
- Her visa expired while she was abroad.
Примеры для изучающих
- My passport will expire next year.
- The ticket will expire tomorrow.
- This card will expire soon.
Глагол
C1
event
2
To die (formal/literary)
To die (formal word).
Модель употребления:
[person] expires
Частая ошибка:
Learners may think this meaning is common in everyday English, but it is mostly used in formal, medical, or literary contexts.
Синонимы
pass away (More common euphemism in everyday speech)
Антонимы
be born (Opposite in the life cycle)
Коллокации
expire peacefully
|expire suddenly
Темы
life
|death
|health
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The patient expired before the ambulance arrived.
- He expired quietly in his sleep.
- Several soldiers expired during the battle.
Примеры для изучающих
- The old man expired in the hospital.
- She expired after a long illness.
- He expired on the way to the hospital.
Глагол
C2
action
3
Breathe out air from lungs
To breathe air out of your body.
Модель употребления:
[someone] expires [air]
Частая ошибка:
This meaning is rare outside scientific, medical, or poetic contexts; learners may confuse it with 'expire' meaning 'to die'.
Синонимы
exhale (Neutral, everyday term for breathing out)
Антонимы
inhale (To breathe air into the lungs)
Коллокации
expire slowly
|expire deeply
Темы
biology
|health
|body
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- She closed her eyes and expired softly.
- The diver expired a stream of bubbles.
- He expired deeply, trying to calm himself.
Примеры для изучающих
- She expired after running fast.
- He expired slowly and relaxed.
- The man expired and smiled.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
expire
IPA
GB/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
US/ɪkspˈaɪɚ/
Слоги и ударение
ex - pire (2 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (pire)
Формы слова
Verb
- Base: expire
- 3rd Person Singular: expires
- Present Participle: expiring
- Past: expired
Родственные слова
Forms
expires
verb
expiring
verb
expired
verb
Core family
expiration
noun B1
expiry
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unexpired
adjective
Advanced or less common
expiratory
adjective
Выражения
expire date
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ dˈeɪt/
fixed phrase
Final day of validity or use
The last day you can use something before it is no good or not allowed.
Примеры
- Check the expire date on the milk carton before you drink it.
- The medicine's expire date is printed on the box.
expire soon
1/ɪkspˈaɪɚ sˈun/
fixed phrase
Stop being valid soon
To stop being good or legal in a short time from now.
Примеры
- My subscription will expire soon, so I need to renew it.
- This coupon will expire soon—use it today.